Having a cool down

An northern watersnake allows the rushing water of Coleman Creek to cool and disguise him on a warm late summer afternoon in Little Rock. A small colony of these snakes inhabit part of the creek that runs through the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

A dragon of the deep?!? What a lovely thought 😀 Our grass snakes are swimmers and do a lot of their hunting in rivers and streams but I have never ever seen one in the water! Snakes are such naturally shy creatures though which makes it really special to capture one in the water like that 😀

The film and images I’ve seen of them are gorgeous! The absolutely glide across the water 🙂 It’s been hot as hell here today! It’s the humidity that’s evil. I’m with the snakes on getting in the water! Open water swimming has taken over my life recently and I just love leaping into the lake on a hot muggy day 🙂 Wish I was as graceful as a snake!!